Best regards,

Juca Nery

The Power Of EQ – Boss Katana

I believe that they are a fundamental tool to shape the sound exactly how you want it to be.

Not that the Katana won’t sound good right out of the box!

But people sometimes refer to the amp as “too bright” or “dull” and they don’t realise what BTS can do.

I love using the amazing parametric Eq! And now in the newest version: 3.0.1 we have a the new graphic GE10 Eq!

From the original pedal:

“The Boss GE-10 Graphic Equalizer features a ten-band equalizer ranging from 31 Hz to 16 kHz with an amplitude range of +/- 12dB. It features a bypass switch, up to 15dB of output gain, and an external footswitch input”

It’s now a vintage eq from Boss.

With these tools at your disposal you can achieve pretty much any sound!!!

I usually start with the knobs from the amp. Then I move to the eq section to further shape my sound. Those tiny but very important details rely there!

It takes time. It’s a fact. And nowadays I only use the Katana and it’s internal effects.

The Katana takes pedals very well as well! But I see it as a magic box! It has everything you need! Not just for beginners but for advanced users as well.

Start today messing with the eq section. Dial a basic tone and go from there. Compare to the sound you’re after. Use your ears!!! Don’t be too drastic when cutting or boosting certain frequencies! Be gentle and pay attention to what changes after just one decibel from a graphic band. Don’t just quit!

Best regards,

Juca Nery

The room where you play – Boss Katana

It’s one of the most important aspects of your tone and will play a huge roll specially if you play at loud volumes.

If you’re into recording it’s even more important!

You want to avoid reflections. Standing waves. In other words you want to avoid your sound bouncing from wall to wall creating a path that when the sound finally reaches your ears it’s not well defined, rich, and very different from what you’ve heard close to the speaker.

There’s a few ways around to fix this problem. If your room has carpet on the floor or curtains, even the furniture will reduce theses “echos”. Everything helps.

If you’re into recording I highly advise you to acoustically treat your room.

There’s some non expensive solutions on the market or you can even build yourself a few bass traps to put on the corners of your room. This is one of the most crucial areas.

In the picture above you can see great solution.

The position of your studio monitors and the monitors themselves also play a huge rule for the recording musician.

There is a lot to talk about recording techniques and acoustic studio solutions.

But for now I just leave you with a few tips that will help you getting the best sound possible if you’re into recording.